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- March 2017 (Revised March 2022)
- Case
Flashion: Art vs. Science in Fashion Retailing
By: Kris Ferreira and Karim R. Lakhani
Kate Wilson, retail analytics manager at Flashion, a fashion flash-sale site, is tasked with developing analytics to optimize pricing for first-exposure products on the site. Many in the industry have relied on years of experience and intuition to determine pricing—can...
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Keywords:
Analytics;
Pricing;
Data;
Service Operations;
Forecasting and Prediction;
Internet and the Web;
Technology Adoption;
Mathematical Methods;
Decision Making;
E-commerce;
Retail Industry;
Fashion Industry;
United States
Ferreira, Kris, and Karim R. Lakhani. "Flashion: Art vs. Science in Fashion Retailing." Harvard Business School Case 617-059, March 2017. (Revised March 2022.)
- Research Summary
International Competitiveness in High Technology and Science Based Sectors
By: Gary P. Pisano
This research project examines shifts in competitive capabilities of companies and countries in high technology and science based businesses. It is particularly concerned with the potential loss of such capabilities in various industrial sectors in the... View Details
- 2023
- Book
Build the Life You Want: The Art and Science of Getting Happier
By: Arthur C. Brooks and Oprah Winfrey
In Build the Life You Want, Arthur C. Brooks and Oprah Winfrey invite you to begin a journey toward greater happiness no matter how challenging your circumstances. Drawing on cutting-edge science and their years of helping people translate ideas into action,...
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Brooks, Arthur C., and Oprah Winfrey. Build the Life You Want: The Art and Science of Getting Happier. Portfolio, 2023.
- July 2021 (Revised March 2022)
- Teaching Note
Flashion: Art vs. Science in Fashion Retailing
By: Kris Ferreira
- February 2016
- Article
Bridging Science and Technology Through Academic-Industry Partnerships
By: Sen Chai and Willy C. Shih
Partnerships that foster the translation of scientific advances emerging from academic research organizations into commercialized products at private firms are a policy tool that has attracted increased interest. This paper examines empirical data from the Danish...
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Keywords:
Economic Development;
Technological Change;
Government Policy;
Technological Innovation;
Research and Development;
Information Technology;
Policy;
Technology Industry;
Denmark
Chai, Sen, and Willy C. Shih. "Bridging Science and Technology Through Academic-Industry Partnerships." Research Policy 45, no. 1 (February 2016): 148–158.
- 2003
- Working Paper
Science as a Map in Technological Search
Fleming, Lee, and Olav Sorenson. "Science as a Map in Technological Search." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 03-100, March 2003.
- March 2014
- Case
Jurlique: Globalizing Beauty from Nature and Science
By: Geoffrey Jones and Andrew Spadafora
Considers the marketing and strategic challenges faced by natural beauty brands using the case of Australian-based Jurlique, which was acquired by Pola of Japan in 2011. The case opens two years later in July 2013 when Sam McKay, the chief executive officer, on a visit...
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Keywords:
Australia;
China;
Environmental Strategies;
Green Business;
Marketing;
Entrepreneurship;
Globalization;
Beauty and Cosmetics Industry;
China;
Australia;
United States
Jones, Geoffrey, and Andrew Spadafora. "Jurlique: Globalizing Beauty from Nature and Science." Harvard Business School Case 314-087, March 2014.
- 2001
- Chapter
Transforming Life, Transforming Business: The Life Science Revolution
By: Juan Enriquez and Ray A. Goldberg
Keywords:
Science-Based Business;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Human Needs;
Welfare;
Transformation
Enriquez, Juan, and Ray A. Goldberg. "Transforming Life, Transforming Business: The Life Science Revolution." In The Digital Enterprise: How To Reshape Your Business For A Connected World, edited by Nicholas G. Carr. Boston: Harvard Business School Press, 2001.
- Article
Toward a New Marketing Science for Hospitality Managers
By: G. Zaltman, Jerry Olson and James Forr
Zaltman, G., Jerry Olson, and James Forr. "Toward a New Marketing Science for Hospitality Managers." Cornell Hospitality Quarterly 56, no. 4 (November 2015): 337–344.
- March 1, 2004
- Other Article
Mission to Mars: It Really Is Rocket Science
By: Alan MacCormack and Sean Silverthorne
MacCormack, Alan, and Sean Silverthorne. "Mission to Mars: It Really Is Rocket Science." Harvard Business School Working Knowledge (March 1, 2004). (Interview.)
- 01 Mar 2004
- Lessons from the Classroom
Mission to Mars: It Really Is Rocket Science
"derivative" projects that use existing (and proven) designs to deliver new science experiments to the surface. Of course, the cultural change required to do this would be significant. Building spacecraft to print is cheap, but...
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by Sean Silverthorne
- Article
Memos to the President from a 'Council of Psychological Science Advisers'
By: Bethany A. Teachman, Michael I. Norton and Barbara A. Spellman
On September 15, 2015, President Obama issued an Executive Order recommending that executive departments and agencies use "behavioral science insights to better serve the American people." The articles in this special section were already in press when the order was...
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Keywords:
Social Psychology;
Government Administration;
Public Administration Industry;
United States
Teachman, Bethany A., Michael I. Norton, and Barbara A. Spellman. "Memos to the President from a 'Council of Psychological Science Advisers'." Perspectives on Psychological Science 10, no. 6 (November 2015): 697–700.
- April 2018
- Teaching Note
Growing a Cluster: The Singapore Biomedical Sciences Initiative
By: Michael Porter and Christian Ketels
- April 2018 (Revised September 2019)
- Case
Growing a Cluster: The Singapore Biomedical Sciences Initiative
By: Michael Porter and Christian H.M. Ketels
Porter, Michael, and Christian H.M. Ketels. "Growing a Cluster: The Singapore Biomedical Sciences Initiative." Harvard Business School Case 718-428, April 2018. (Revised September 2019.)
- November–December 2012
- Editorial
Research Priorities of the Marketing Science Institute, 2012–2014
By: John A. Deighton, Ross Rizley and Susan Keane
Deighton, John A., Ross Rizley, and Susan Keane. "Research Priorities of the Marketing Science Institute, 2012–2014." Marketing Science 31, no. 6 (November–December 2012): 873–877. (Editorial.)
- August 2007
- Article
Academic Science and Entrepreneurship: Dual Engines of Growth?
By: Josh Lerner, Adam Jaffe, Scott Stern and Marie Thursby
Lerner, Josh, Adam Jaffe, Scott Stern, and Marie Thursby. "Academic Science and Entrepreneurship: Dual Engines of Growth?" Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization 63, no. 4 (August 2007): 573–576.
- March 2020
- Case
Behavior Change for Good
By: Max Bazerman, Michael Luca and Marie Lawrence
In 2017, Katy Milkman and Angela Duckworth created Behavior Change for Good (BCFG)—a behavioral science initiative founded with the goal of helping people achieve long-term behavior change in the areas of personal health, financial decisions (savings), and education....
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Bazerman, Max, Michael Luca, and Marie Lawrence. "Behavior Change for Good." Harvard Business School Case 920-049, March 2020.
- Article
Gender Difference in Patenting in the Academic Life Science
Ding, Waverly, Fiona Murray, and Toby E. Stuart. "Gender Difference in Patenting in the Academic Life Science." Science 313, no. 5787 (August 4, 2006): 665–667.